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answered on Nov 12, 2025

If you were injured in Louisville Kentucky, Illinois Worker's Compensation law probably has no bearing on your case. To have a valid claim under Illinois Worker's Compensation law, you must:

1.) Sustain an injury in the course and scope of your employment for an Illinois-based... View More

Your son's accident case involves making a claim against a municipal, county or State agency depending on which one had custody and control of the roadway (in most cases TxDOT). When suing a governmental agency your case will fall under the Texas Tort Claims Act; this statute requires a... View More

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answered on Nov 12, 2025

First, you should file a police report against the individual who assaulted you. The police may then refer the case for prosecution to the State Attorney’s Office.

Second, you have the option to personally sue the individual; however, it is unlikely he has assets from which you could... View More

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answered on Nov 11, 2025

These are good questions and I strongly recommend contacting a local Arizona lawyer to discuss further. Even if the warrant gets quashed you still have to deal with the underlying matter. If you retain a criminal defense lawyer he or she should be able to help you with not just the warrant but... View More

Has the manager already consented to the conversations being recorded? For example, is there a video system on company property that records both video and audio? Are there any witnesses who can confirm what the manager said? If your recording is announced and the manager hears the announcement yet... View More

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answered on Nov 5, 2025

In Florida, “self-dealing” occurs when someone in a position of trust—like a trustee, lender, or fiduciary—uses that role to personally profit at another’s expense. The rule comes from trust law but applies in foreclosure when a lender or trustee acts in conflicting roles.

Under... View More

You’ve already taken the right first steps by reporting to FMCSA, OSHA, and the OIG — those agencies handle many whistleblower retaliation cases in the transportation industry.

Next, you should:

File a whistleblower retaliation complaint with OSHA under the Surface... View More

Contact the Texas Dept of Public Safety to determine the reason for the revocation. There are several possibilities. Resolving the problem depends on the reason for the revocation.

In almost every circumstance, you should have been mailed a notice to the address listed on your... View More

A mandamus lawsuit is a legal action filed in federal court to compel a U.S. government agency—such as the Department of State or USCIS—to take action on a case that has been unreasonably delayed. After 18 months of administrative processing following your EB2 NIW interview, filing for mandamus... View More

If there was no court hearing or filing, then there is no legal conservatorship in place — a conservatorship can only be created by a judge’s order. You can verify this by:

Contacting the clerk of court in your county (Probate or Estates division) to ask if any conservatorship or... View More

Preparing a legal motion or advisory for another person to file in federal court constitutes the practice of law. Unless you are an attorney, your role needs to be limited to typing and proofreading what your relative has written. Otherwise, you may be guilty of the unauthorized practice of law.

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answered on Nov 1, 2025

Asserting adverse possession, even under color of title, against the government is usually impossible. It may be a boundary dispute where acquiescence to ascertainable boundary monuments could be alleged. You have a dispute and apparently the grantor told you about it before you were conveyed... View More

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answered on Oct 31, 2025

Hi - The situation in Libby is very complex. If you want to hold the companies responsible - you are going to have to show you are "sick" (have damages) from exposure to Asbestos in Libby - even if you never worked at the mine or the railroad. Yes, the Railroad and other... View More

Some of the primary entities for reporting would be OSHA, EPA, Mine Safety and Health Administration. The distinction you point out might be a complex one, as vermiculate could contain asbestos, depending on the mine. There is a trust for WR Grace claims. It sounds like you have been researching... View More

It is highly unlikely that you could successfully suppress evidence based on a lack of signature on an inventory sheet. That sheet is to advise you of the items seized. Law enforcement will have a separate system for documenting chain of custody for evidence. It would be a defect in THAT... View More

In addition to what Mr. Arrasmith says, your brother should immediately get scanned by a doctor of his own choosing to determine the exact location of any implanted chip, should hire a surgeon to remove the chip (which will be THE critical piece of evidence in asserting any claim), and hire an... View More

Even if your DUIs were expunged, they can still show up on a DOJ Live Scan because expungement in California does not erase the record — it updates the disposition to “dismissed under PC §1203.4.”

This doesn’t automatically disqualify you from employment, but it can delay clearance... View More

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answered on Oct 28, 2025

A default judgment will go down. You have ten days to ask the Court to set it aside. Hire a lawyer to do this. If you do it yourself, start by going to the Courthouse and getting a copy of the civil warrant with the judgment you want to set aside. Lack of personal service might be sufficient... View More

HOAs in Ohio are self-governed by a board of directors elected by the members of the HOA as specified in the Declaration and By-Laws for the HOA recorded in the county real estate records. HOAs are not supervised or monitored by any government agency. HOAs are a "planned community" as... View More

Let's take each of the two questions, one at a time. First, if police seize a defendant's firearm related to a criminal charge, and that criminal charge is later dismissed, that defendant generally should be able to get their firearm back from police. It could be as simple as contacting... View More